Surf Forecasts:
Playa de las Americas surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period, NNW swell with 156 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de las Americas this week:
The surf forecast for Playa de las Americas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de las Americas in the next 16 days are 0.8m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de las Americas over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's on offer for Playa de las Americas over the next couple of weeks.
Right now, the surf is pretty flat. We're looking at a long stretch of small, weak waves for the next several days, so don't get your hopes up for a session just yet. The wave energy is very low, sitting around (76) at best, and the swell is barely breaking 2 ft. It's clean and glassy, but there's simply no power behind it to get excited about. This quiet period will last right through the week and into the weekend.
Then, hold on to your board, because things look like they could really turn around come Monday, the 31st of August. A big, long-period SSW groundswell starts filling in, with swell heights climbing to 3 ft and a long period of 18 seconds. The wave energy jumps dramatically to (540). It's still a bit lumpy in the morning, but the real standout is Monday afternoon. We get that same solid 3 ft of SSW swell with a 17-second period and glassy, glassy conditions. That’s the cleanest, most powerful window in the whole forecast. The water temp should feel about average for this time of year.
On Tuesday, the 1st of September, the swell holds at 3 ft from the SSW with a period of 15 to 16 seconds. The morning has a little cross-onshore breeze, but the afternoon gets clean with an offshore wind from the East at 6 mph. That’s another very solid session. On Wednesday the 2nd, it drops a touch to 3 ft but is glassy again in the morning, offering one more window of clean, lined-up waves.
After that, the energy fades through the end of the week, dropping back into the ordinary range by the following weekend. Overall, don't bother paddling out this week. Save your energy for that Monday the 31st through Wednesday the 2nd – that's the blip of real quality in an otherwise quiet stretch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NNW 7 | SSW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 109 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 76 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:08AM1.37m | 11:42PM1.30m | 11:58AM1.50m | 00:23AM1.43m | 12:35PM1.65m | 00:57AM1.55m | 1:08PM1.78m | 1:28AM1.65m | 1:39PM1.89m | 1:58AM1.74m | 2:09PM1.96m | 2:28AM1.80m | 2:39PM2.00m | 2:59AM1.82m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.69m | 5:38PM0.58m | 5:41AM0.57m | 6:20PM0.46m | 6:20AM0.45m | 6:53PM0.33m | 6:53AM0.33m | 7:24PM0.22m | 7:24AM0.23m | 7:53PM0.13m | 7:54AM0.16m | 8:22PM0.07m | 8:25AM0.12m | 8:52PM0.04m | |||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 76 | 75 | 181 | 150 | 109 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 27 | 30 | 60 | 52 | 96 | 70 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 4 | NNW 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ENE 4 | SSW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 70 | 76 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | ENE 4 | SSW 11 | ENE 4 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 13 | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 71 | 96 | 190 | 8 | 284 | 171 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 298 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 513 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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